Visit your local courthouse library to use this key family database to answer your family-related research queries, quickly and efficiently including case law, textbooks, legislation and other commentary. Experienced library staff can assist you with your query as well. FamilySource is available to all lawyers in Ontario to use at their local courthouse library.
Family Source enables you to efficiently handle any family law matter, including separation agreements and divorce, child custody, spousal and child support, and matrimonial property. For more detailed product information please consult FamilySource (Westlaw Canada) LiRN subscription.
Case law
- Reports of Family Law (R.F.L.) – complete collection
- FamilySource contains all full text cases dealing with family law from the Westlaw Canada case law collection.
Legislation, Rules & Concordances
- The FamilySource legislation database contains the full text of all federal, provincial, and territorial legislation essential to a family law practice.
- Use the Family Law Legislation Concordance to find what you need when you know the issue but not necessarily the specific section number of the statute.
Texts
- Annual Review of Family Law
- Canadian Divorce Law and Practice, 2nd Edition (James C. MacDonald, Lee K. Ferrier, Ann C. Wilton)
- Child Protection Law in Canada, 2nd Edition (Lynn M. Kirwin, Lauren Stringer)
- Child Support Guidelines: Law and Practice, 2nd Edition (James C. MacDonald, Ann C. Wilton)
- Cohabition Law in Ontario
- Domestic Contracts, 2nd Edition (Hugh G. Stark, Kristie J. MacLise)
- Enforcement of Family Law Orders and Agreements: Law and Practice (Ann C. Wilton, Judy S. Miyauchi)
- Family Property Law and Practice in Canada (James G. McLeod, Alfred A. Mamo)
- Ontario Family Law Act: Law and Practice, Revised Edition (James C. MacDonald, Ann Wilton)
- Parenting Law and Practice in Canada (Ann C. Wilton, Gary S. Joseph, Tara Train)
- Wilton & Semple Spousal Support Commentary
Journals and Articles
- This Week in Family Law (Aaron Franks & Michael Zalev)
- Canadian Family Law Quarterly: Full text articles, beginning with vol. 14 (1996)
- Canadian Journal of Family Law: Selected full text articles, beginning with vol. 10 (1991)
- Reports of Family Law: Articles, annotations and case comments, beginning with 1978
Forms, Precedents & Checklists
A number of textbooks include Forms, Precedents & Checklists in their Appendices. This includes:
- Canadian Divorce Law in Canada
- Child Protection Law in Canada
- Domestic Contracts
- Enforcement of Family Law Orders and Agreements
- Family Propertty Law and Practice
- Ontario Family Law Act: Law and Practice
- Parenting Law and Practice in Canada
Selected Canadian Encyclopedica Digest titles included:
- Family Law—Divorce
- Family Law—General
- Family Law—Property
LiRN’s subscription does NOT include access to their family law Quantum resources for Child or Family Support.
Check our CPD and Other Events page to find live FamilySource training dates that are CPD-accredited for Professionalism.
For further information including overview of text contents, please use: FamilySource (Westlaw) LiRN subscription.